Washington Capitals loose 2nd in a Row!

Last night the great 8 and the boys in red traveled to Vancouver to do battle with the Canucks. The Caps trying to get back on track after a tough 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Last night Neuvirth was beneath the pipes for a struggling Braden Holtby, lets see if that can make a difference. 

In the 1st period in 11:31 it was the Canucks that struck 1st, a goal by Zack Kassian gets one past Neuvirth, Caps down 1-0. Then in 14:36 Jason Chimera puts one in the net for the good guys! his 4th of the season. At the end of the 1st period were tied 1-1. A very dirty 1st period though, a total of 5 penalties; 3 against Vancouver and 2 against the Capitals. Including in 1:19 it was Alexander Elder tripping the great 8 on a break away, which lead to a penalty shot for Ovi; that was stopped by the Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo.

The 2nd period a back and forth defensive stalemate, neither team able to put one in between the pipes. 2 Penalties this period called against the Caps one on Mike Green 2 minutes for delaying game, and Tom Wilson got 2 minutes for cross checking. 

The 3rd period in 1:52 Mikhail Grabovski puts one in for the red! his 5th of the season. That would be the last Capitals goal for this one, unfortunately not the case for the Canucks! In 2:53 Ryan Kesler puts one in the net past Neuvirth for the Canucks, and the nail in the coffin for the Caps in 5:01 Daniel Sedin canucks one past Neuvirth! for the Final 3-2 victory for Vancouver! In addition 2 penalties called against the Capitals one against Nicklas Backstrom  for tripping, and Steve Oleksy for slashing. The Caps had a total of 6 penalties called against them tonight def not good. However the defense played well in the 1st two periods, just not in the 3rd. This is the 2nd straight game where  Ovi has failed to put one in the net. The Caps fall to 5-7 and have lost 2 in a row, hopefully they can fare better for a wild Friday night game in Philly against the broad street bullies. Its really hard to gauge this team this season whether they are on the right track or not, hopefully soon we will see some consistency on side or the other. 

Washington Redskins and Washington Capitals Thoughts

RGIII and The Washington Redskins traveled to the mile high city on Sunday to do battle on the grid iron with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, emotions were high since this was Mike Shanahan's first time back to Denver since being fired from the Broncos in 2008, he is the only head coach in Bronco's history to bring home a Superbowl victory, 2 Superbowl victories to be exact. How Ironic in this game the very player that led the Broncos to those 2 championships was on the other side of the sideline, of course were talking about the legendary John Elway, who is now the Broncos general manager. Would this be a nice home coming for Shanahan? 

The first quarter in 10:02 The Broncos struck first with a 6 yard pass from manning to Wes Welker. Broncos up 7-0, the only score in the first quarter. The second quarter in :19 It was a 7 yard pass from RGIII to Leonard Hankerson for a touchdown! Hankerson's only reception in the game today. We are tied 7-7! at halftime! The Defense in the 1st half did a great job shutting down Peyton Manning! 

The Third Quarter begin and 11:34 a 1 yard td run from Alfred Morris, who had 17 carries on the day for 93 yards; and a touchdown. Then in 11:25 DeAngelo Hall picked off Manning and ran it back 26 yards for a touchdown! The Redskins up 21-7 in the third quarter! The Broncos would respond however in 7:48 Montee Ball with a four yard touchdown run, at the end of the third it's 21-14 The Redskins still have the lead. (Oh lord are we gonna see another fourth quarter Peyton Manning comeback!) The 4th 14:46 a 1 yard touchdown pass to Joel Dressen from Peyton Manning, (Oh lord!!) and then in 14:19 a 35 yard touchdown pass to Knowshon Moreno from Peyton Manning, then in 11:14 a 19 yard Matt Prater field goal (the only field goal kicked kicked today), it got worse folks! in 6:35 Another 35 yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas from Peyton Manning!  and finally in 2:07 it was a pick off by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie  for a 75 yard run back for a touchdown! The Broncos in the 4th quarter outscored the Redskins 31-0! Peyton Manning and The Denver Broncos defeat RGIII and the Washington Redskins 45-21!! 

A terrible 2nd half by the Redskins ruining Mike Shanahan's Denver homecoming, and another 4th quarter Peyton Manning comeback! RGIII went 15/30 for 132 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. In the 4th quarter he would go down with an injury to his left knee, he was taken out and Kurt Cousins came in to go 5/9 for 48 yards, and 2 interceptions ( That will shut up the put Cousins in crowd!) Jordan Reed led the team with 8 receptions for 90 yards. The Defense managed to pick off Peyton Manning 3 times, 2 of those by D-Hall and the other by Jordan Pugh. They managed to sack Manning twice once by Ryan Kerrigan and the other by Rob Jackson. However all and all a terrible performance by the Redskins, and they fall to 2-5 this season,  next week the Skins host Phillip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers, game time 1:00 pm from Fed Ex Field.  

Washington Capitals: 

The Great 8 and the Washington Capitals travel Vancouver tonight to battle the Canucks, game time 10:00 pm est. The Caps coming off a 5-2 loss Saturday to the Calgary Flames, after winning 3 in a row seemed like things were really starting to gel, however Saturday Braden Holtby was taken out of the game after he had 3 goals scored against him, Neuvirth didn't fare much better with 2 goals scored against him. The Great 8 was shut down Saturday not scoring at all. A name not mentioned much this season Aaron Volpatti scored his first goal of the season. So tonight hopefully the Caps can get back on track after Saturday nights loss to the Flames, tonight in Vancouver! Will have my thoughts and reaction tomorrow on tonight's game. 

Washington Capitals Win 2 in a Row!!

The Great Eight and the boys in Red! traveled to the great white north last night to do battle with the Winnipeg  Jets, The Caps were coming off a Saturday night 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Caps trying to go for 2 wins in a row for the first time this season! Saturday everything was working The offense scoring 4 goals, and the defense only giving up 1 goal! Hopefully they could carry that momentum from Saturday going into Winnipeg. 

The 1st period was a defensive stalemate, a back and forth, very boring! The Braden Holtby / Mike Green led defense. John Erskine got 2 minutes in the box for roughing, and Tom Wilson got 5 minutes for fighting with  Patrice Cormier. End of the 1st period 0-0 stalemate

The 2nd Period things got good 3:11 in the 2nd Mikhail Grabovski put 1 in for Washington!! his 4th goal of the season! (Alright the defense is holding up! and the Caps strike 1st on the offense!) then in 7:21 Bryan Little put one in, Holtby was out of the box and Mike Green failed to stop the puck from going in, were tied 1-1. Then in 8:31 Grant Clitsome with a slap shot gets another one past Holtby, The Jets are up 2-1 on the Caps. For the next 7 minutes back and forth battling, in 15:50 The Greatness of Eightness puts one in the net! Ovi's 8th goal of the season! Then again in 18:02 it was Ovi again with another goal! The Caps up 3-2 with two goals from our fearless leader!   The jets in 19:21 fired another missile passed Holtby (damn it) Blake Wheeler for the jets at the end of the 2nd period were tied 3-3. 

The 3rd period the Caps got a goal from Troy Brower in 4:56, and then in 7:04 Brian Little put the Caps in the danger zone by firing a heat seeker past Holtby. The 3rd perios ended in a 4-4 tie! Were going to overtime! Overtime was a 5 minute stalemate no dice. A shoot out baby! and in the Shoot out The Caps had six shots : Grabo missed, The Great 8 Missed, Backstrom got the 1st goal for the Caps; Then it was Brooks Laich who scored one! Then it was Troy Brower who put one in! Then for the jets Evander Kane fired a dud, and finally for the W it was Martin Erat put one in the net for the boys in red to get the win, in the shootout!  5-4 Caps win a wild one in Winnipeg! and there first 2 games in row this season! Tonight the Caps go to Edmonton to battle the Oilers @ 9:30! will be tweeting live tonight during the game see you then! 

      

State of the Washington Capitals

The Great 8 and the Washington Capitals are up in the great white north to do battle tonight with the Winnipeg Jets game time 8:00 PM. The boys in Red have struggled so far this season, with a 3-5 record. It started off bad with a loss to the defending champs 6-4 loss to the Chicago Black hawks. They fared better on the home opening game, with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames. After their first win they went on to lose 3 in a row 2-1 to the Dallas Stars, 3-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes, and 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche. They broke that streak and have won 2 games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, and this past Saturday with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Caps in still this early season have yet to win 2 games in a row. Braden Holtby has started 6 games this season between the pipes and the Caps are 2-4 with him starting, and are 1-1 when Neuvirth has started this season. I have been more impressed with Neuvirth's play thus far this season especially in the home opener stopping 2 shots in the shootout victory. Seems as though Adam Oates has not given up yet on Braden Holtby as the starter though, however if the Caps keep loosing, a change def needs to be made in that department IMO. The great 8 this season is back to Ovechkin form he leads the team this season with 8 goals in the first 8 games of the season, its so great to see him play well again! Nicklas Backstrom leads the team this season with 7 assists and has been played consistently well, thus far this season. The Caps have looked great on offense this season, the last 5 games they have scored 11 goals.  The Braden Holtby/ Mike Green led defense has not played well this season at all! the last 5 games the Caps have given up a total of 13 goals! this is unacceptable! The Caps did win their last game 4-1, The defense did look good hopefully tonight this trend will continue. The good thing about all this is it is still early in the season, so it is not time to hit the panic button on this season just yet, however the first 8 games have left a bad taste in my mouth thus far! we will see what happens tonight! I will write about the game tomorrow and I will be tweeting tonight live during the game, see you then! rock the red!!

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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals Preview

Tonight after a break since Saturday Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, on home ice @ the Phone Booth in our Nations Capital take on the Carolina Hurricanes. The Caps coming off a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars Saturday night in the Big D, have something to prove tonight on home ice against the Canes. Hopefully they're are good and rested and tonight being well rested and at home tonight hopefully the Caps will play off the energy of a hot Thirsty Thursday Washington crowd, and the red will def be rocking! Ovechink has had a goal in every game so far this season, hopefully he can continue that streak tonight. Braden Holtby has struggled beneath the pipes every game so far this season, giving up two goals Saturday night in Dallas; hopefully after several days rest he'll be back on track tonight. Saturday night was the best defensive game the Caps has this season, hopefully Mike Green and the rookie Connor Carrick can have another night like they did Saturday. In addition Ovi and the rest on offense can put the pucks in the net tonight against Carolina! So tonight thirsty Thursday and Washington Capitals @ home tonight!! I cannot wait! I will have my recap and reaction up tomorrow, and I will be tweeting tonight during the game, Rock the Red Baby!

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Washington Wizards loose first Pre Season Game to Brooklyn Nets in Overtime

 

Last night John Wall and the Washington Wizards took took on the Brooklyn Nets from the Phone Booth in our Nations Capital, This being the Wizards first pre season game of the year, There appears to be allot of hope this year about the Wizards, John Wall stepped his game up last season and appears to be determined this year to become the star all Wizards fans want him to be. Unfortunately last night the Wizards fell to the Nets 111-106 in overtime. The Wizards played well tonight despite the loss, John Wall had 16 Points, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, and Nene Hilario led the Wizards with 19 points. One bright spot in the loss for the Wizards is they has 1 less turnover than the Nets did 23 - 24. However  its a loss, but its pre season and there is allot of basketball left to play this season. I'll be on twitter tonight starting at 5:00 tweeting live, see you then!

The State of the Washingon Redskins Address

The 2013 Washington Redskins season had a allot of promise, Fans still excited from last seasons performance where the team made the postseason, RGIII was on track to make a full recovery from the injury he suffered last season. Several key players were this season from injuries suffered last year, including Brian Orakpo. The Redskins in pre season went 4-0, RGIII did not play a single down in pre season, however all signs were he'd be ready to go for game #1 of the regular season. Kurt Cousins looked good in pre season though in case RGII Wasn't ready to go. In Preseason the Redskins got wins over: Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Tampa Bay. Boy we were all excited for week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Redskins lost 33-27. RGII looked horrible in the 1st half of the game and the defense looked horrible as well. The hope was RGIII was just suffering from rust and next game hopefully he'd fair better, well in week 2 The Redskins loose again 38-20 to the Green Bay Packers. Once again RGIII played better in the 2nd half but looked bad in the 1st half and once again the defense gave up over 30 points for the 2nd week in a row. Week 3 against the usually awful Detroit Lions (Ok maybe they can win this one) and once again the Redskins fell 27-20, so some improvement in this game RGIII did have a decent game, and the Defense only gave up 20+ points so some improvement but still they lost. Week 4 They faced the Oakland Raiders (If they loose this one they need to fore fit the season!) Something finally happened for the Redskins, they won! 24-14!! The Defense only gave up 14 points and RGIII looked the best he has looked this season. SO now were on a bye week and This Sunday The Redskins role into the Big D/Jerry World to do battle on the gridiron against Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys. The Skins coming off a win against Oakland and a bye week, Dallas coming off a 51-48 loss to the Denver Broncos where Tony Romo threw for over 500 yards and the Cowboys still lost def are gonna be in a bad mood with something to prove against their arch rivals, well Sunday night, NBC, at Jerryworld Redskins vs the Cowboys should be a hell of a game and I can't wait!! I will a blog up tomorrow about the Wizards preseason game tonight against the Brooklyn Nets, Tip off time 7:00PM. Will be tweeting tonight during the game see you then.

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